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Lake Wilderness ZIP codes, Virginia

No ZIP code is named for Lake Wilderness, VA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 22551. Its area codes are 540 and 826.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
3,139
Area codes
540, 826

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lake Wilderness itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Spotsylvania (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Lake Wilderness in numbers

About 3,139 people live in Lake Wilderness, in 1,056 households. The median household income is $120,700 a year, 30% above the Virginia median of $93,170 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $353,100 (8% below the Virginia median), and median gross rent is $1,859 a month. The median age is 36.1; 28.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (42.2% across Virginia); the average commute takes 38 minutes.

Population3,139Lake Wilderness3,139
Households1,056Lake Wilderness1,056
Median age36.1Lake Wilderness36.1Virginia39.0US 38.9
Median household income$120,700Lake Wilderness$120,700Virginia$93,170US $80,734
Median home value$353,100Lake Wilderness$353,100Virginia$383,700US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,859Lake Wilderness$1,859Virginia$1,579US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.4%Lake Wilderness28.4%Virginia42.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute37.7 minLake Wilderness37.7 minVirginia27.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,493 / sq miLake Wilderness1,493 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Lake Wilderness CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Lake Wilderness

These ZIP codes cover part of Lake Wilderness but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Lake Wilderness
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
22551 Spotsylvania , VA Standard 24,146 $110,370 $391,400

Map of Lake Wilderness ZIP codes

22551

The ZIP codes of Lake Wilderness, VA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Lake Wilderness

The nearest larger towns are Lake of the Woods (7,984 people, 2.6 mi), Spotsylvania Courthouse (7,180 people, 10 mi) and Fredericksburg (28,873 people, 13 mi).

Towns near Lake Wilderness
TownPopulationDistance
Lake of the Woods 7,984 2.6 mi
Spotsylvania Courthouse 7,180 10.4 mi
Southern Gateway 2,771 12.4 mi
Fredericksburg 28,873 13.0 mi
Falmouth 5,216 14.2 mi
Stafford Courthouse 5,839 18.5 mi
Culpeper 20,794 18.7 mi
Bealeton 5,034 19.5 mi
Orange 5,066 21.3 mi
Aquia Harbour 7,481 21.6 mi
Lake Land'Or 4,390 21.9 mi
Lake Caroline 2,862 24.6 mi
Quantico Base 5,840 26.8 mi
Triangle 10,450 27.7 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Spotsylvania County · Virginia ZIP codes

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